Thread: U.S. cruise ship spills oil off Bahamas after propeller strikes sea floor

Associated Press
Posted August 15 2006, 4:30 PM EDT

NASSAU, Bahamas -- A U.S. cruise ship's engine propeller struck the sea floor while docking Wednesday in the Bahamas, spilling oil and damaging the vessel, the Miami-based cruise company said.

The Celebration was forced to abandon its planned stop in Nassau and return to its homeport in Jacksonville, a Carnival Cruise Lines spokeswoman said.

The ship spilled an estimated 53 gallons of lubricating oil into the water, spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said in an e-mail from the company's headquarters in Miami.

The company said it had notified authorities, including the U.S. Coast Guard. The vessel was scheduled to return to its homeport Thursday morning as scheduled.

Shipboard technicians were expected to examine the ship as it returned to the United States. Passengers were to receive a $50 per person shipboard credit for the missed call at Nassau as well as a 25 percent discount off a future cruises, she said

Thanks for posting this...I have been a work a holic and had not seen this bit of news. I will be on the Celebration in Dec!~

Originally Posted by jrmende63

Thanks for posting this...I have been a work a holic and had not seen this bit of news. I will be on the Celebration in Dec!~

Lucky you, that's enough time for repairs.

Originally Posted by MD11F

Lucky you, that's enough time for repairs.

I know! I am glad

Such a shame, those poor fishies!!!!

Originally Posted by Ziggy7

Such a shame, those poor fishies!!!!

Who said fishies died? I'll bet they got out of the way in a nanosecond.

The story said "U.S. cruise ship" I am pretty sure it is not a US flagged ship.

Originally Posted by Blizzard

The story said "U.S. cruise ship" I am pretty sure it is not a US flagged ship.

You know what they mean, the ship is owned by a US company which in this case happens to be Carnival Cruise Lines, owner and operator of the Carnival Celebration, which is homeported in Jacksonville, FL. As you know, none of the US cruise companies save NCL has US flagged cruise ships.

Originally Posted by MD11F

Who said fishies died? I'll bet they got out of the way in a nanosecond.

Well that was alot of oil and they prolly didnt have time to get away cause they thought it was food LOL

Originally Posted by Ziggy7

Well that was alot of oil and they prolly didnt have time to get away cause they thought it was food LOL

Oops, I porgot about the oil, I was only thinking of the prop strike. You're right, and I'm sure you know that.